Discovery certificate for object 2018edv
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 20863 [ 2018TNSTR1030....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-25 22:24:13
Sender: Gaia (Gaia_Bot1)
Reporting Group: GaiaAlerts     Discovery Data Source: GaiaAlerts

A. Delgado, D. Harrison, S. Hodgkin, M. van Leeuwen, G. Rixon, A. Yoldas (University of Cambridge), on behalf of Gaia Alerts team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2018edv
Discoverer internal name: Gaia18bwj
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 22:53:30.210 (343.375875) DEC = +62:38:23.39 (62.639831)
Discovery date: 2018-07-23 23:36:57.000 (JD=2458323.4839931)


Remarks: Gaia source coincident with YSO 2MASS J22533018+6238235 brightens by ~1 mag

Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2018-07-23 23:36:57.000
Flux: 18.8 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2018-06-21 23:52:48
Limiting flux: 21.5 ABMag
Filter: G-Gaia
Instrument: Gaia-photometric
Telescope: Gaia Spacecraft


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018edv